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House Panel Votes to Extend Family Leave to Flight Attendants
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May 15, 2008
A House committee voted to close a gaping loophole in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that allows airlines to deny coverage to flight attendants and pilots. This week, following a year-long lobbying campaign by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the House Education and Labor Committee voted unanimously to approve legislation that would extend FMLA coverage to some 200,000 crew members.
California Paper Publishes Retiree's Op-Ed on State Budget Cuts
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May 15, 2008
CWA retiree leader Addie Brinkley has taken advantage of one of the best tools at any union activist's disposal: Her local newspaper's op-ed page, in which she described how planned California state budget cuts "will decimate services essential to seniors like me."
Deadline is May 30 for CWA's Annual Newsletter Contest
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May 15, 2008
The deadline is just two weeks away to enter CWA's annual competition for local newsletters.
Rally Spotlights Verizon's Poor Track Record in D.C.
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May 15, 2008
Putting a spotlight on Verizon's neglect of its Washington, D.C., customers, the Connect-DC Coalition – a project of CWA and Jobs with Justice – turned out several dozen activists Thursday morning for a demonstration in front of the city's Public Service Commission building.